John Russell
Known for Acting · 68 credits
- Born
- 1921-01-03
- Died
- 1991-01-19
- Place of birth
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Also known as
- John Lawrence Russell · جان راسل
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
John Lawrence Russell was an American actor, and World War II veteran, most noted for playing Marshal Dan Troop in the successful ABC western television series Lawman from 1958 to 1962, and his lead role as international adventurer Tim Kelly in the syndicated TV series Soldiers of Fortune from 1955 to 1957.
Russell signed a contract with 20th Century Fox in 1945 and made his first film appearance as a guard in A Royal Scandal. He played several supporting parts while at Fox, acting the role of a junior law partner in the Clifton Webb comedy Sitting Pretty, as well as a navy pilot in Slattery's Hurricane. Later, however, he signed with Republic Pictures where he was cast in a starring role.
In 1955, Russell landed the lead role in a television drama series called Soldiers of Fortune. In 1958, Russell was cast in his best-known role: the stolid, taciturn Marshal Dan Troop, the lead character in Lawman, an ABC/Warners hit western series that ran for four years. Co-starring alongside Peter Brown, who played Deputy Johnny McKay, and Peggie Castle as Birdcage Saloon owner Lily Merrill, Russell portrayed a US frontier peace officer mentoring his younger compatriot. At the same time that Lawman premiered, Russell played an outlaw, along with Edd Byrnes and Rodolfo Hoyos Jr., in the 1958 season premiere episode of Sugarfoot, another ABC/WB hit western, with Will Hutchins in the title role.
Russell also appeared in other motion pictures for Warner Bros., notably as a Sioux chieftain in Yellowstone Kelly, as well as a rich corrupt cattle-rancher, Nathan Burdette, in the highly successful Howard Hawks western Rio Bravo, starring John Wayne.
Known For
TV Shows (16)
Maverick
1957
as John Grimes / Edgar Maxwell / Marshal Dan Troop
Emergency!
1972
Lawman
1958
as Marshal Dan Troop
Simon & Simon
1981
as Oldtimer #2 - in Saloon
Cheyenne
1955
Daniel Boone
1964
as Amos McAleer
Gunsmoke
1955
as Carl Ryker
77 Sunset Strip
1958
as Mechanical Cowboy (voice) (uncredited)
McCloud
1970
as Harry Hague
Alias Smith and Jones
1971
as Marshall
Sugarfoot
1957
as Jeff Seward
Police Story
1973
It Takes a Thief
1968
as William Dover / Peter Vale
Studio 57
1954
Jason of Star Command
1978
as The Commander
Soldiers of Fortune
1955
as Tim Kelly
Movies (52)
Rio Bravo
1959
as Nathan Burdette
Pale Rider
1985
as Stockburn
The Outlaw Josey Wales
1976
as Bloody Bill Anderson
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939
as Hopper Boy
Honkytonk Man
1982
Yellow Sky
1948
as Lengthy
Apache Uprising
1965
as Vance Buckner
Fort Massacre
1958
as Travis
Somewhere in the Night
1946
as Marine Captain (uncredited)
Yellowstone Kelly
1959
as Gall, Sioux Chief
Forever Amber
1947
as Black Jack Mallard
Man in the Saddle
1951
as Hugh Clagg
Fort Utah
1967
as Eli Jonas
Cannon for Cordoba
1970
as General Pershing
Frenchie
1950
as Lance Cole
Hoodlum Empire
1952
as Joe Gray
When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion
1979
as Self
The Dark Corner
1946
as Policeman at Tony's Apartment (uncredited)
Slattery's Hurricane
1949
as Lt. F.A. 'Hobbie' Hobson
Six Tickets to Hell
1981
The Last Command
1955
as Lt. Dickinson
A Royal Scandal
1945
as Guard (uncredited)
Buckskin
1968
as Patch
Sitting Pretty
1948
as Bill Philby
A Bell for Adano
1945
as Capt. Anderson (uncredited)
Under the Gun
1988
as Simon Stone
The Sun Shines Bright
1953
as Ashby Corwin
The Fat Man
1951
as Gene Gordon
Jubilee Trail
1954
as Oliver Hale
The Story of Molly X
1949
as Cash Brady
Mission to Glory: A True Story
1977
as Solis
The Barefoot Mailman
1951
as Theron
Untamed Youth
1957
as Russ Tropp
Fair Wind to Java
1953
as Flint
Disneyland '59
1959
as Self
American Nightmare
2002
as Police Officer
Hell Bound
1957
as Jordan
Fighting Coast Guard
1951
as Barney Walker
Hostile Guns
1967
as Aaron Pleasant
Within These Walls
1945
as Rogers
Oklahoma Annie
1952
as Dan Fraser
Smoke In The Wind
1975
as Cagle Mondier
Noon Sunday
1970
as Darmody
The Gal Who Took the West
1949
as Grant O'Hara
Saddle Tramp
1950
as Rocky
Blood Legacy
1971
as Frank Mantee
If He Hollers, Let Him Go!
1968
as Sheriff
Undertow
1949
as Danny Morgan
Hell's Outpost
1954
as Ben Hodes
Fugitive Lovers
1975
as Harris Alexander
The Dalton Girls
1957
as W.T. "Illinois" Grey
Fireball Jungle
1968
as Nero Solitarius
About John Russell
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. John Lawrence Russell was an American actor, and World War II veteran, most noted for playing Marshal Dan Troop in the successful ABC western television series Lawman from 1958 to 1962, and his lead role as international adventurer Tim Kelly in the syndicated TV series Soldiers of Fortune from 1955 to 1957. Russell signed a contract with 20th Century Fox in 1945 and made his first film appearance as a guard in A Royal Scandal. He played several supporting parts while at Fox, acting the role of a junior la… With 68 credits spanning from 1939 to 2002, John Russell has appeared in 52 films and 16 TV shows.
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Most Popular John Russell Movies
- Rio Bravo (1959) — as Nathan Burdette
- Pale Rider (1985) — as Stockburn
- The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976) — as Bloody Bill Anderson
- Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) — as Hopper Boy
- Honkytonk Man (1982)
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